Changing up the workout goals
2009.08.31 07:39 AM Filed in: Health & Nutrition
Good morning,
Good news and bad news with today’s workout test day. Good news is all areas have improved from last month, but all are still below target. So if all levels are improved, does that mean that I’ve done my first pull up? No, if I had there would be much fanfare!
However I built a lat pull down pulley system to train the muscles in the correct form with a full range of movement after last month’s test, and I’m able to pull more weight today than I did a month ago, so I can legitimately say that I’m closer to 1 rep than I was a month ago. Also, my waist measurement is currently at its lowest so far this year!
Pullups goal: 15 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 80 lbs (actual: 80 lbs)
Pushups goal: 80 (actual: 36)
Waist around navel: 35” (actual: 35.75” )
What’s up with the push ups though? I peaked in June at 51 and haven’t been able to get back there since. I think the focus of my workouts has shifted, though, trying always to get that elusive first pull up. This morning, when I couldn’t do another push up, I found that it was my triceps that were burning the most and gave out on me. This again makes sense because lat pulls don’t work the triceps, so they’ve gotten weaker. I think my workout plan for the month of September will have to focus on getting back to the basics - push ups, squats, lat pulls, and crunches (stability ball crunches FTW) - and lots of them.
The lat pull down goal progression is 30 lbs per month. This will see the end of the year at 200 lbs. Since that is more than I currently weigh (by a whopping 5 lbs), if I can do that then I can do a pull up. Heh, that last line reminds me of a classic line from the movie Dodgeball. “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”
Goal tracker page for the progression.
Good news and bad news with today’s workout test day. Good news is all areas have improved from last month, but all are still below target. So if all levels are improved, does that mean that I’ve done my first pull up? No, if I had there would be much fanfare!
However I built a lat pull down pulley system to train the muscles in the correct form with a full range of movement after last month’s test, and I’m able to pull more weight today than I did a month ago, so I can legitimately say that I’m closer to 1 rep than I was a month ago. Also, my waist measurement is currently at its lowest so far this year!Pullups goal: 15 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 80 lbs (actual: 80 lbs)
Pushups goal: 80 (actual: 36)
Waist around navel: 35” (actual: 35.75” )
What’s up with the push ups though? I peaked in June at 51 and haven’t been able to get back there since. I think the focus of my workouts has shifted, though, trying always to get that elusive first pull up. This morning, when I couldn’t do another push up, I found that it was my triceps that were burning the most and gave out on me. This again makes sense because lat pulls don’t work the triceps, so they’ve gotten weaker. I think my workout plan for the month of September will have to focus on getting back to the basics - push ups, squats, lat pulls, and crunches (stability ball crunches FTW) - and lots of them.
The lat pull down goal progression is 30 lbs per month. This will see the end of the year at 200 lbs. Since that is more than I currently weigh (by a whopping 5 lbs), if I can do that then I can do a pull up. Heh, that last line reminds me of a classic line from the movie Dodgeball. “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”
Goal tracker page for the progression.